Coin sorter



G. A. KLOVE.

COIN SORTER. APPLICATION FILED I\0V.l8,1920- 1,41 1,848. Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

PATENT OFFiCE.

GEORGE A. KLOVE, OF NEVADA, IOWA.

COIN SORTEB.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented Apr. 1, 1 322.

Application filed November 1%, 1920. Serial No. 424,938.

To all 207mm it may concern Be it known that I. throne-n A. iirovn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nevada, in the county of Story and State of Iowa, have invented certain ne and useful Improvements in Coin Sorters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to devices for assorting coins and kindred articles, and has for its object the provision of such a de vice of novel and improved construction, which is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture, and which is also thoroughly practical and efiicient in use.

A further object is the provision of a sorter comprising a tier or stack of sections of novel construction having means for the sorting of the coins or articles, and such sections serving as trays which can belitted or separated one from the other, for dumping the sorted coins conveniently.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement 0t parts hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved sorter.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof.

The sorter comprises a casing of rectangular or other suitable shape, and composed of a tier or stack of sections or trays 4i, 5, 6 and 7 which are superposed one on the other, and a top and bottom 8 and 9 are also provided, all of which parts can be readily and inexpensively stamped from sheet metal stock.

Each of the sections or trays comprises i the upper part or rim 10 and the lower part or apron 11 having the outturned flanges 1i and 13 at their adjacent edges, and the flanges 13 are wider than the flanges 12 and are bent back to overlap the flanges 12 and thus unite the parts, with a plate or sorting screen 15 having its edges clamped between the flanges 12 and 13 intermediate the opposite edges of the section or tray. The adjacent portions or parts 10 and 11 of the sections or trays are arranged to telescope one within the other, as seen in Fig. 2, and the; plates 15 from the upper one downward have openings or apertures 16 of decreasing diameter, according to thelcoins or articles t9 be sorted, whereby the coinsoi decreasing size are arrested in the respective sections or trays from the upper one downward, the smaller coins passing on down through until they can go no further. Thus, the coins oi? larger diameter are prevented from passing through the openings 16 ot the upper or first plate 15, and the coins of next size can pass through such openings but can not pass through the opennigs 16 of the second plate 15, and so on down, whereby the coins or articles of decreasing size are arrested in the respective trays.

The top 8 and bottom 9 each has a rim 1? to fit on the corresponding end section or tray, and the rim has a bead or lip 18 at its edge.

In using the device, the sections or trays are set one on the other so as to fit together as shown, and when the too 8 is removed the coins or articles to be sorted are dumped into the upper tray and the cover or top 8 is then applied. Then, by holding the device in the hands and pressing the top and bottom together, to hold the sections assem bled, the'device can be shaken, whereby the coins will pass on down through for assortment and collection in the several trays. The coins are thus readily sorted and after removing the top 8, the upper tray can be removed and coins dumped therefrom, and the other trays then removed in succession, providing for the convenient discharge of the coins for counting them, or the like.

The present device is simple, being entirely devoid of working parts that are apt to get out oi order or break, and the several parts can be cheaply manufactured, but the device is nevertheless handy and eiiicient for the intended purpose.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A sorter comprising superposed trays to telescope together, each having an upper rim, a lower apron and a plate between said rim and apron, said plates of the trays having openings of decreasing size from the upper tray downward.

2. A sorter comprising superposed trays to telescope together, each having an upper rim, a lower apron, and a plate clamped be tween said adjacent edges of said rim and apron, said plates having-openings of decreasing size from the upper tray downward.- v

3. A sorter comprising superposed trays to fit, together telescopically, and each liav-.

ing an upper r1n1,a lower apron and a plate extending between the adjacent edges of said rim and apron, said edges of the rim and apron having outstanding flanges one of which is bent on the other to clamp the plate between said flanges, the plates of the several trays having openings of decreasing size from the upper one downward. 4. A sorter section comprising a tray having an upper rim and a lower apron to fit telescopically with other similar sections, and a plate securedv between said rim'and apron and having sorting openings.

5. A sorter section to fit telescopically with similar sections comprising an upper I'llll, a lower apron, the adjacent edges of 

